David Bowie’s going to be everywhere this fall in Chicago, and we have no idea if that means the man himself will grace our town with his presence. Most notably, the Museum of Contemporary Art is mounting a blockbuster-style show of a blockbuster-style artist, albeit one we’d heretofore thought of mostly as a musician, as singular in style as he is. Either way, his influence will be crossing genre after genre this fall, with notable performances in dance, film screenings and, yes, underground music events. If he shows up passing the baton with Maestro Muti at the CSO, though, we’ll be suitably impressed. Either way, we’ve got a deep sample of fall events across eight disciplines on the pages that follow. So if your plan is to ignore all that Bowie fuss, we’ve got you covered as well. (Brian Hieggelke)
